Monday, October 3, 2011

Post Punk Kitchen Cookbook Challenge: Week Three

Week Three of the Post Punk Kitchen Cookbook Challenge was easy! We're supposed to make something from one of Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's cookbooks — either The Vegan Table or Color Me Vegan. Since I'm, like, Colleen's number one fan (not in a crazy stalker way, I swear), I just so happen to have all of her books.

Just like in PPK Challenge week's past, I opted to make a breakfast dish from one of Colleen's books. Neither The Vegan Table nor Color Me Vegan have breakfast sections, per se, but breakfast dishes are peppered throughout the books. I found her recipe for Peanut Butter Pancakes in Color Me Vegan:

Yummy! But not so colorful for a recipe in Color Me Vegan, right? It's okay. I found this in the Brown & Black chapter, which places emphasis on healthful colorless foods like mushrooms, sea veggies, and chocolate.

The pancake recipe doesn't call for chocolate chips, but Colleen mentions in a side note that several testers suggested the addition. And since nothing beats the combo of PB and chocolate, of course I tossed some in! I doused these in maple syrup, washed them down with a cold glass of soymilk, and served them with a side of my steamed Creole seitan sausages.

By the way, I've mentioned this before, but for anyone who claims not to have time to make pancakes for breakfast during the week, you should know that I don't either. I make a full batch on Sundays, and then refrigerate them. I microwave a pancake or two each morning throughout the week, and they taste just as fresh as if they were made that morning.How do you like your pancakes?

Peanut butter and chocolate chips pancakes sound amazing. I feel a little silly for never thinking to add chocolate chips to my PB pancakes, because it's so obviously a good idea.I like pancakes in all forms, sweet or savory. Right now I'm really liking nutty, whole-grain types.

I finally took your advice on the make-ahead process and made some buckwheat flaxseed waffles on Sunday for Drew and I to heat up throughout the week! I had one yesterday morning and it was awesome! I kept thinking, "Why haven't I done this before?!" haha!

Mmm.... these look and sound so good. I love pancakes, and I have all of Colleen’s books too, but I haven’t tried this recipe out yet. My husband doesn’t like PB, but he does love pancakes so it seems every time I’m set to make a batch, he comes in and wants some.. Haha... I love blueberry, and banana pancakes, but more often then not I like creative pancakes, that use ingredients that aren’t commonly used.

Pancakes! I like to make a batch on weekends too then reheat throughout the week. What I really need to do is make like a quadruple batch and freeze them so I can have pancakes any time. As odd as it may sound, I really like my pancakes a little undercooked in the middle. I eat around the edges and leave the center for last.

I worship at the feet of Colleen! Her podcasts in particular helped ease my transition from omnivore to herbivore. I made her Red Velvet cupcakes from The Vegan Table for a birthday party and they were a huge hit.